Richard Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick

Richard Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick (25 January 1382-30 April 1439) was an English medieval nobleman and military commander.

Biography
Richard Beauchamp was born in Salwarpe Court, Worcestershire, England in 1382, the son of Thomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick. He was the godson of King Richard II of England, and he was knighted at the coronation of King Henry IV of England in 1399 and made Earl of Warwick in 1401. He saw military action in Wales, nearly capturing Owain Glyndwr at Mynydd Cwmdu in 1404. From 1408 to 1410, he travelled to the Levant, Russia, and Eastern Europe before returning home, and he became a member of the royal council in 1410. In 1413, he became Lord High Steward at Henry V of England's coronation, and he helped to put down a Lollard uprising a year later. That same year, he served as Captain of Calais in Normandy, and he spent much of the next decade fighting France in the Hundred Years' War. In 1419, he became Count of Aumale, and he was appointed Master of the Horse. From 1422 to 1437, he played a key role in educating the young King Henry VI of England, and he was appointed Lieutenant of France and Normandy upon the completion of his duties. He died in Rouen, Normandy in 1439 at the age of 57.